| Bailey Prince | |
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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | November 12, 1993 |
| Hometown | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Flight Attendant |
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| Tribes | Stovel |
| Placement | 15/18 |
| Alliances | Jacob's Alliance |
| Challenges Won | 2 |
| Votes Against | 3 |
| Days Lasted | 11 |
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| Tribes | Ouvea Lifou Croissance |
| Alliances | Majority Seven Axel & Bailey |
| Challenges Won | 12 |
| Votes Against | 8 |
Bailey Prince is the Sole Survivor of Survivor: New Beginnings. He originally competed in Survivor: Bermuda - Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty.
In Bermuda, Bailey was best remembered for being afraid of Will Donovan and his closeness to fellow gay tribemate Jacob Chapman. Both of these contributed to his demise when he, out of fear, helped eliminate Kelsie Ford at the first Tribal Council. This lead to Misty Lamoureux becoming the swing vote at Stovel's next visit to Tribal Council where, despite Bailey pleading he would be more useful at a swap, she ultimately elected to eliminate him for fear of he and Jacob being too tight a pair and suspecting Bailey was the most likely of the two to flip if the tribes swapped.
In New Beginnings, Bailey played with more confidence, establishing himself as a key, trustworthy member of his alliance and working hard to keep alliances together. He found a Vote Steal and used it to leverage trust with Axel on the swapped tribe, a key connection that allowed him to be a bridge between two competing trios within the majority at the merge. As the game wore on, the connection with Axel became romantic, and tensions led to Bailey being targeted by Axel's close allies, but his Vote Steal and some clever social play kept him safe despite being consistently targeted. He eventually made it to the end, where he was criticised for coasting and taking credit for others' moves, but he was able to demonstrate his social and strategic awareness to the jury, who awarded him the win.
Profile[]
Bermuda[]
Name (Age): Bailey Prince (23)
Tribe Designation: Stovel
Current Residence: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Flight Attendant
Claim to Fame: My love of all things Italian! It's as if I was living there in a previous life. I love Italian food, I listen to Italian music, I've been to Italy and I frequently volunteer to do long-distance overseas trips where Italy is involved. I have an "Italy Day" once a month where I eat Italian food until I can't move.
Inspiration in Life: People who know what they want and get it. I can be intimidated often and sometimes I'll just not go for what I want because I'm too scared, or I'll just let other people do what they want instead. I hope to get tougher some day, so my inspiration is people who are already tough.
Hobbies: I love to cook so I'm always in the kitchen trying new things and making delicious food (mostly Italian, duh). I have a dog, Eliza, who I unashamedly dote on hand and foot. I exercise her daily and love taking her for walks in the park. She loves the outdoors and I get to keep fit, so it's a win-win.
Pet Peeves: People who just feel the need to act masculine and many all the time, like they have to be in control of everything because they're the strongest and most capable. Also, people who get told I'm gay and then make it the focal point of our friendship and people who assume that any gay male friend of mine is automatically my boyfriend.
3 Words to Describe You: Likable, timid, supportive
If You Could Have Three Things on the Island, What Would They Be and Why: 1) An endless supply of things to make pasta dishes with because I love pasta so much! 2) My dog. Eliza. She'd be able to calm me down when I got paranoid and she'd be a great reminder of home. 3) Deodorant and lots of it! I can't stand smelling bad. SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: I'd compare myself to Lisa Welchel. I mean, I wanna play strategically, but I'm always worried about how other people are gonna react and if bad things will happen.
Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: Survivor requires you to seize opportunities and not be afraid. Here's hoping it helps me grow my metaphorical pair of you-know-what!
Why You Will "Survive" SURVIVOR: I'm generally friendly and I get along really well with LGBT people and girls. I'll be able to survive if I can find my comfort zone.
Why You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I think people will see my timid nature as a reason to keep me around and drag me to the end as a goat, but I think my social relationships and friendly demeanour will see me getting the votes over someone who's made the Jury more mad than I have.
New Beginnings[]
Name (Age): Bailey Prince (29)
Current Residence: Lancaster, PA
Occupation: Flight Attendant
Twitter Handle: @PrinceBailey
Previous Season/Finish: Bermuda- 15/18
How will returning to Survivor mark a new beginning for you? I played Survivor so long ago, when I was still timid and afraid to do what was best for myself. Now I’ve grown and matured, I’m ready to return and rewrite my story in the Survivor world. Also, I was voted out for being gay, and that’s not how I want to be remembered.
How will you adapt to the way the game has changed since you last played? I’m so excited. Since I’ve played, the show has changed so much, with a new network, new guidelines and everything. I’m coming in completely ready and prepared to have things turned upside down at any moment.
How are you going to play differently from last time? Last time I was nervous and I relied heavily on Jacob to do the heavy lifting for both of us. Now I’m nearly seven years older and I have the confidence in myself that I didn’t have last time. I can make tough decisions and I can look at situations and say “yes, this is right for me,” or “no, I need to change things up.”
What makes you more likely to win than anyone else? Despite all the changes I’ve made, I still find myself underestimated, and I think the same will happen in Survivor. I don’t think I’ll be on many people’s radars, and I can slip through the cracks while the bigger, more overt threats go after each other.
Walking away from Bermuda, Bailey felt ashamed and embarrassed that he had let his anxiety and timidness get the better of him and end his run so early. Eleven seasons and seven years later, Bailey is returning with an inner strength and confidence that he thinks will not only get him further but help him win the whole thing.
Bailey’s strategy in the game is to lean into his unassuming and passive appearance and sit himself comfortably in a majority alliance, letting bigger threats and stronger players take each other out and underestimate him in the process. He hopes to surprise everyone by being more socially aware and backing his own decisions.
Bailey is single but does not want to fall into the trap of letting himself be perceived as closely connected with another queer man. Should he win, he hopes to buy himself a house and get out of the rent market.
Survivor: Bermuda - Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty[]
Voting History[]
| Bailey's Voting History | ||
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| Episode | Bailey's Votes |
Voted Against Bailey |
| 1 | Kelsie | - |
| 2 | Stovel Tribe Immune | |
| 3 | Stovel Tribe Immune | |
| 4 | Will | Isla, Misty, Will |
| Voted Off, Day 11 | ||
New Beginnings[]
Voting History[]
| Bailey's Voting History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episode | Bailey's Votes |
Voted Against Bailey |
| 1 | Zsigmond | - |
| 2 | Ouvea Immune | |
| 3 | Ouvea Immune | |
| 4 | Vilayphone; Vilayphone [1] |
- |
| 5 | Lifou Immune | |
| 6 | Lifou Immune | |
| 7 | Lifou Immune | |
| 8 | Ineligible [2] |
Daremyth, Honey; - |
| 9 | Julian | - |
| 10 | Destiny | Individual Immunity |
| Irma | - | |
| 11 | - | |
| 12 | Hadeema | - |
| 13 | Kol + Kol [4] |
- |
| 14 | Donna; Ineligible [5] |
Daremyth, Nobuyuki; Nobuyuki |
| 15 | Daremyth | Daremyth, Nobuyuki |
| Rex | Rex | |
| Jury Votes for Bailey |
Annika, Hadeema, Julian, Kol, Rex | |
| Sole Survivor | ||
Notes:
^1 The votes tied between Rex and Vilayphone, causing a revote. Bailey did not change his vote.
^2 Daremyth used an idol, negating Bailey's vote. The remaining votes tied between Bailey and Honey, causing a revote, where Bailey could not vote. He survived.
^3 Daremyth used an idol, negating Bailey's vote.
^4 Bailey used a Vote Steal, allowing him to take another castaway's vote and vote twice.
^5 The votes tied between Bailey and Donna, forcing a revote. Bailey survived.
Post-Survivor[]
Trivia[]
- Bailey is the first LGBT castaway in Tangle's fanon series to finish pre-merge.